Index Expurgatorius Anglicanus: Or, a descriptive catalogue of the principal books printed or published in England, which have been suppressed, or burnt by the common hangman, or censured, or for which the authors, printers, or publishers have been prosecutedHart, W. H. (William Henry)
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Index Expurgatorius Anglicanus: Or, a descriptive catalogue of the principal books printed or published in England, which have been suppressed, or burnt by the common hangman, or censured, or for which the authors, printers, or publishers have been prosecuted
Hart, W. H. (William Henry)
Prohibited books -- England -- Bibliography
And after beinge asked what he could saye whye judgment of deathe
should not be geven against him, he aunswered that the offence
was pardoned, the pardone was redd, and yt was told him that his
offence was excepted out of the pardone. And then did the Recorder
call him fourthe, and recyted the effecte of the indictment and
howe that he was fownd gyltie; and told him that he wondered that
his ffather in Kinge Henrie's daies, beinge an usher of Eaton,
and of a good religion, and had brought upp many learned devynes,
and other that served the Quene in temporall causes, whereof
hundrethes, the Recorder himselffe was one of the meanest, and
that the same prisoner passed thorough the same Colledge, and
so to the Kinges Colledge, beinge both of the Quene's highnes
foundacion: and nowe had he so unnaturallie and beastlie behaved
himselffe that he was become the first that ever was arraigned
of ffelonye of any that ever passed those Colledges by the space
of these fiftie yeres and moore. And then saied the Recorder, ye
knowe that Christ paied trybute to Cesor, and commaunded that
Cesor should be obeyed, and that eche man should yeld to Cesor his
dewties. And that St. Paule in the end of the Actes was accused for
Religion by the Jewes, and it was told him that he should be sent
to Jerusalem to be tryed before the Preist there. And he aunswered
that he stoode before the Tribunall or Judgement seat of Cesor,
and there he owght to be tryed. And soe he appeled to Cesor, where
his cause was hard, and he dismissed. Here, quoth the Recorder, ye
see that Christe commaunded that Cesor should be obeyed, he saied
not deposed. And St. Paule did appeell to Cesor and not to Peter,
because he tooke Cesor to be his lawfull kinge. And all men knowe
that Cesor was not of the faith of Christ, nor yet did he beleve as
St. Paule did; and after a fewe wordes moore he gave judgement, and
commaunded the Sheriffes to doe execucion. This Allfeild appered to
have noe skill at all eyther in the old or newe Testament; there
appeared noe manner of learninge in him; he was bolde, stowte, and
arrogant,--he behaved himselffe more arrogantlie then any that ever
the Commissioners had hard or seene in theire tymes; his wordes
were such against her Majestie, that all the people fell into a
murmer; he never used one worde of reverence towardes her highnes.
And att his passage to execucion the people offered to praye with
him and he refused theire offer, and saied that if there were any
Catholickes there he would be glad to have theire assistaunce.
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